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Martin Brundle the BBC's lead Formula One commentator is competing alongside former F1 team-mate Mark Blundell in this weekend's 24-hour race at Daytona.
"I did wonder about going back to do something like this in my fifties, but after a couple of laps of testing I knew I'd be all right. It's like swimming or riding a bicycle. You don't forget how to do it…"
Martin Brundle has never really detached from motor racing. Spoilt by a serious injury , his Formula One career petered out at the end of 1996, but he carried on for a few seasons in top-line sports car racing – a domain in which he was world champion in 1988 – and in recent years has accepted occasional offers to participate as a guest in lesser racing categories.
When he drives a United Autosports Riley & Scott Ford V8 in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, however, it will mark the first time Brundle has taken part in a truly serious motorsport event since clutch failure knocked his works Bentley out of the Le Mans 24 Hours – and that was 10 years ago.
When he drives a United Autosports Riley & Scott Ford V8 in this weekend's Rolex 24 at Daytona, however, it will mark the first time Brundle has taken part in a truly serious motorsport event since clutch failure knocked his works Bentley out of the Le Mans 24 Hours – and that was 10 years ago.
Brundle has raced at Daytona twice before, winning on his debut in 1988 and finishing second in 1990. "It is without doubt the toughest event I have ever done," he says
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